Dairy
Padraig and Ena Collins - along with their three children - are in the midst of growing their dairy business to 400 cows.
The face of the Irish dairy industry has changed; the loosening of milk-quota shackles in 2015 gave many farmers the opportunity to expand and grow their dairy businesses.
After a record-breaking year for Irish dairy farmer returns in 2017, when relatively good milk prices and an expanded national herd helped to bolster profitability levels, the outlook for 2018 appears to be more difficult.
Born and bred in Whangarei, New Zealand, Chris Procter knew he was going to do two things in life – play sport at the highest level and own his own farm.
Agri-Business
Financial planning and measurement is key to the development of a resilient farming operation, according to AIB's Tadhg Buckley.
Farmers who attend the upcoming Positive Farmers Conference in Co. Cork will be given an alternative view of winter milk production.
Will Grayling and his wife Kim currently milk 3,300 cows across a 830ha milking platform near Ashburton in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Grass
White clover has the potential to reduce the Nitrogen used on Irish farms while also leading to increased animal performance.
Farmers who focused on producing high constituents milk from grass remained profitable in 2015, according to Michael Murphy.
Irish dairy farmers are facing into the most brutal year for milk prices since we went to the EU, according to Michael Murphy
